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The purpose of this research is to reveal the relationships in Turkey between young adults' loneliness in real life and loneliness in virtual environments, as well as to reveal the predictive effect of real-life and virtual loneliness on Internet addiction. The Internet Addiction, UCLA Loneliness, and Virtual-Environment Loneliness Scales were used in order to collect data. A total of 237 students, whose average age was 20.64 and were continuing their education at Marmara and İstanbul Medeniyet Universities, constituted the study group of the research. The statistical analyses that were performed showed a positive meaningful relationship for real-life loneliness with the Virtual Environment Loneliness Scale' s sub-dimensions of virtual sharing and virtual socialization, and a negative meaningful relationship with its sub-dimension of virtual loneliness. According to the survey, real-life loneliness and virtual-environment loneliness (through all sub-dimensions) significantly predict Internet addiction in young adults (loss of control, tolerance development, and deterioration in social relations). Suggestions have been made through a discussion of the obtained findings related to the literature and other studies.

Bu çalışmanın amacı Karakter Gelişim İndeksi'ni (KGİ) Türkçe'ye uyarlamak ve ölçeğin psikometrik özelliklerini incelemektir. Çalışma grubu 604 ortaöğretim öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde 11 boyutlu modelin kabul edilebilir uyum verdiği görülmüştür. Ölçekteki maddelerin faktör yükleri .30 ile .80 arasında değişmektedir. Ölçeğin iç tutarlılık güvenirlik katsayısı .92 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının iç tutarlılık güvenirlik katsayıları .60 ile .83 arasında değişmektedir. Ölçeğin madde toplam puan korelasyon katsayılarının .22 ile .68 arasında değiştiği görülmüştür. Ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik açısından, İnsani Değerler Ölçeği alt ölçek puanları ile KGİ alt ölçek puanları arasındaki korelasyon katsayıları .30 ila .65 arasında değişmektedir. Araştırmanın sonuçları Karakter Gelişim İndeksi'nin Türkçe formunun geçerlik ve güvenilirlik özelliklerinin kabul edilebilir düzeyde olduğunu ve bilimsel araştırmalarda kullanılabileceğini ortaya koymuştur.

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The present study aims to investigate the relationships between the two distinct faces of narcissism (admiration and rivalry), the two faces of self-perception (self-esteem and self-compassion) and the two faces of one's evaluation of life (life satisfaction and harmony in life). Research Methods: The sample of this study consists of university students (N = 381). In this study, Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire, Self-compassion Scale, Self-esteem Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Life Harmony in Life Scale was employed as data collection tools. The relationship between variables was investigated using Structural Equation Modeling. Results: The structural equation modeling used in this study revealed that self-esteem mediated the relationship between narcissistic admiration, harmony in life, and life satisfaction whereas self-compassion

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The purpose of this research is to test the proposed structural model related to the mediating role of sensitivity and sacrifice on the relationship of marital satisfaction and life satisfaction with married individuals’ spiritual orientations. The research has been performed with a total of 454 married individuals living in Turkey, of which 280 (61.7%) are females and 174 (38.3%) are males. The Relationship Happiness Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Spiritual Orientation Scale, Sensitivity Scale, and Satisfaction with Sacrifice Scale have been used as the data collection tools. The programs SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 20.0 have been used in the data analyses. The structural model proposed in the research has been tested using the structural equation model. The fit-index values from the tested model have been determined to show good fit and the values to be statistically significant. As a result, the structural model established for testing the mediating roles of sensitivity and sacrifice on the relationship of marital satisfaction and life satisfaction with spiritual orientation has been verified; and sacrifice and sensitivity are seen to have a partial mediating role in the model.